Thursday, November 29, 2007

A few weeks ago, my Dell Inspirion 1501 laptop, running Vista, suddenly stopped displaying screen savers for some reason. I tried everything I could Google, including rolling back to a restore point, downloading the new HID driver, playing around with a wireless mouse, etc.

This morning, my wife and I were discussing lithium ion batteries, and I removed mine from my laptop (to check the manufacture date). When I put the battery back in, the screen saver magically started working again. Go figure. Something to try if you're having the same problem...

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Before making the move to SQL Server, Larry specialized in Windows programming in C/Win32, C++/MFC, and C#/.NET. His blog focuses on query tuning, database optimization, and system performance, and features handy scripts, practical tips, and occasional dispatches from the many dark corners of SQL Server.